Alonzo Poulton (28 March 1890 – 1966), sometimes known as Jerry Poulton or Olly Poulton,[4] was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Reading, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion.[1][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alonzo Poulton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1966 (aged 75–76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Monmore Green | |||
| –1912 | Priestfield Albion | ||
| 1912– | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | (1) |
| 1913 | → Worcester City (loan) | ||
| 1919–1920 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1920–1921 | Middlesbrough | 18 | (5) |
| 1921–1922 | Bristol City | 28 | (9) |
| 1922–1923 | Reading | 25 | (3) |
| Llanelly | |||
| Oakengates Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editPoulton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1914–15[7] | First Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1919–20[8] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1920–21[8] | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 1921–22[8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 234. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Death record". FreeBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Vulcan (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ "Poulton Alonzo "Jerry" Middlesbrough 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Merthyr Town Players And The Great War". Merthyr Town FC. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1914/15". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Alonzo Poulton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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